American ant colonies are more than just groups of insects—they function as superorganisms, operating with a level of ...

“Most termites live several meters deep and have no visual perception. However, harvester termites come out at dusk to ...

Farmers and landowners are contending with a new pest — the invasive hybrid fire ant that’s marching into fields and pastures ...

Researchers have discovered blow fly larvae with fake termite faces on their rears that enable them to socially integrate ...

Nature is full of impostors, and many of them are found in the insect world. Certain species, such as the bee fly or the ant ...

The New Mexico Department of Agriculture is moving to end a 27-year-old federal quarantine in Doña Ana County for red imported fire ants. These are not the common variety that show up around yards and ...

For the first time ever, an international study led by the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE), a joint centre of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) (the Spanish National ...

Australian formulation helps prevent spread of hitchhiking pests on council vehicle and machinery fleetsMunicipalities with public facilities at risk ...

Do ants relocate? How do they do it? What happens to their offspring? Sumana Annagiri, professor at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, answered these and more questions ...

A right-wing conspiracy group pressuring councils to change fluoridation water treatment policies is using its network to ...

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.” Proverbs 6:6 Edward O. Wilson, the Harvard biologist who has died at age 92, is most famous for his contributions to evolutionary ...

In a recent conversation with Peter Gloor at MIT, we talk about swarm creativity, COINs, AI and a collective human-AI future.